Event b8284c95-1e61-4796-83b8-0cbf94a7d23d

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Espionage Country: Finland Country: Russia Country: Estonia

Source: https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1151955/Russia-linked-cable-cut...

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Russia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland ‘was loaded with spying equipment’

Description

Finland seized the Russian-linked tanker Yagile S, suspected of damaging an undersea electricity cable, and discovered it was equipped with substantial spying and monitoring equipment, including gear that could allow eavesdropping on ships, planes, and secure communications.

Evidence

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Yagile S, the Russia-linked tanker suspected of damaging an undersea electricity cable on Christmas Day, was loaded with specialist transmitting and receiving devices ... [which] allowed it to become a ‘spy ship’ for Russia.

Technical equipment on board was abnormal for a merchant ship and consumed more power from the ship’s electrical wiring to operate hardware.

Crew had installed equipment linked to global and nonstandard-frequency Satlinks and/or 2G and other legacy links ... suspected by police of eavesdropping.

Listening and receiving equipment included at least 20 confidential documents ... removed at least 20 confidential documents and seized over a dozen technical and private information devices.

They were monitoring all Nato naval ships and aircraft ... They had full circuits on them. They were just maxthrew their frequencies.

‘Russian, Turkish, Indian and others were operating there.’

Transmitting and receiving devices were removed on all radio frequencies, and upon reaching Russia were offloaded for analysis.

Source

https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1151955/Russia-linked-cable-cutting-tanker-seized-by-Finland-was-loaded-with-spying-equipment